Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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